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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda.

Stiffer Sanctions Coming for Environmental Breaches

Stiffer fines and penalties are coming for environmental breaches, says Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Matthew Samuda. He provided an update while making his contribution to the Appropriations Bill, 2024,...
Principal Director of Science in the Ministry of Science, Energy Telecommunications and Transport, Dr. Natwaine Gardner (centre), engages with United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director, Dr. Anna Paolini (left); and UNESCO Consultant, Professor Guillermo Lemarchand, at the Global Observatory of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO-SPIN) validation workshop held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.
Principal Director of Science in the Ministry of Science, Energy Telecommunications and Transport, Dr. Natwaine Gardner (centre), engages with United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Director, Dr. Anna Paolini (left); and UNESCO Consultant, Professor Guillermo Lemarchand, at the Global Observatory of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO-SPIN) validation workshop held recently at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston.

Jamaica Gets Support from UNESCO in Mapping STI Landscape
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.
Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.

SRC and JIPO to Establish Technology Information Centre
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engages with the newly appointed Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Youth Ambassadors, Cedar Grove Academy student, Kimya Anderson (second right) and Titchfield High student Raimi Richards (second left); during the launch of the programme on Wednesday (March 27) at the Ministry in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are Chair of the IOJ Council, Bishop Herro Blair; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Region 2, Proven Wealth, PROVEN Group Limited, Luwanna Williams.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engages with the newly appointed Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) Youth Ambassadors, Cedar Grove Academy student, Kimya Anderson (second right) and Titchfield High student Raimi Richards (second left); during the launch of the programme on Wednesday (March 27) at the Ministry in Kingston. Sharing in the moment are Chair of the IOJ Council, Bishop Herro Blair; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Region 2, Proven Wealth, PROVEN Group Limited, Luwanna Williams.

IOJ Launches Youth Ambassador Programme
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses students, teachers and other stakeholders at the opening of the technology lab at the Moneague College, St. Ann, on March 22. There was also a handover ceremony for state-of-the-art laptops and a multiscreen.
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses students, teachers and other stakeholders at the opening of the technology lab at the Moneague College, St. Ann, on March 22. There was also a handover ceremony for state-of-the-art laptops and a multiscreen.

Education Minister Emphasises Importance of Empowering Teachers with Technology

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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (second from left), tries his hand at drilling during the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Expo 2024 held recently at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James. Looking on (from left) are Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Vernon; President of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), Oral Heaven; and Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill.
Tourism

Tourism Minister Urges Increased Production to Meet Sector Demand

As visitor arrivals continue to grow, the Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is highlighting the need to increase the production of goods and supplies to meet the growing demand in the sector. “A great demand is on us. The demand for agricultural goods, for manufactured goods, for services of all types is now escalating but the supply is an issue,”...
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EducationYouth

Tertiary Recruitment Drive Begins April 19 in Mandeville

The Ministry of Education and Youth, in collaboration with Public Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs), will host a Tertiary Recruitment Drive. In a bulletin issued by the Ministry, the proposed dates and venues for the event are outlined as follows: April 19, Manchester High School in Mandeville; April 26, National Arena, Kingston; and on May 3, at Harmony Park, Montego Bay,...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (third left), cuts the ribbon during a ceremony at The Vineyards at Deanery apartment complex in Vineyard Town, Kingston, on Wednesday (March 27). Other participants include (from left, front row) Director, Comfort Apts. Development Limited, Linval Freeman; Board Director, Jamaica Mortgage Bank (JMB), Kari Douglas; Member of Parliament, St. Andrew South Eastern, Julian Robinson, as well as JMB and Vineyards of Deanery Board of Directors.
LabourPrime Minister

Prime Minister Urges Increased Public-Sector Productivity

As the Government moves to implement the next phase of the public-sector compensation review, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the call for increased productivity in the civil service. “We are at the point where we have to get our public sector to be more efficient. But the public sector is not made up of block and...
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Community

Road Safety Club at August Town Primary School Making an Impact

The Road Safety Club at the August Town Primary School is making a positive impact, with the students not only practising the measures learned but also taking the message of road safety into their homes and wider communities. “I love how they teach us to be careful on the road,” said grade-four student Quacian Cooper, at a recent road-safety awareness...
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Executive Director,  MultiCare Youth Foundation, Alicia Glasgow Gentles.
Foreign AffairsNational SecurityYouth

Art Being Used to Aid in Reducing Crime and Violence Involving At-Risk Youth

At-risk youth engaged in the European Union (EU)-funded BRIDGE Project are being exposed to art as a channel to prevent violence. The Project is intended to prevent youth crime and violence by targeting at-risk youngsters, aged 15 to 29, in specific communities. Executive Director of the MultiCare Youth Foundation, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) implementing the project, Alicia Glasgow Gentles, told...
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Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is in conversation with Founder of Creative Language-Based Learning Foundation, Mandy Melville and Programme Manager of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Luca Lo Conte at the Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars Workshop Luncheon and Ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 27). Lindamood–Bell is a teaching programme for struggling readers. 
EducationYouth

PHOTOS: Education Minister at Lindamood-Bell Workshop

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, is in conversation with Founder of Creative Language-Based Learning Foundation, Mandy Melville and Programme Manager of the Delegation of the European Union to Jamaica, Luca Lo Conte at the Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars Workshop Luncheon and Ceremony at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (March 27). Lindamood–Bell is a teaching...
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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson, says approximately 98 persons have been inducted into the voluntary STEM Ambassador programme.
ScienceTechnologyYouth

More Than 70 Schools Benefiting from STEM Ambassador Programme

More than 70 schools across the island are benefiting from the expanding Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Ambassador Programme. The initiative is spearheaded by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), which seeks to promote the interest, awareness and understanding of science and technology among Jamaica’s school population. Executive Director (SRC), Dr. Charah Watson, told JIS News that approximately 98 individuals...
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